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Editor in Chief Nancy Shute examines the exciting potential of the new Vera C. R...

Can fake faces make AI training more ethical?

Demographic bias gaps are closing in face recognition, but how training images a...

Shifting vaccine guidelines inject uncertainty into get...

Respiratory viruses often surge in the fall. We asked an infectious diseases exp...

The phoenix isn’t the only critter to survive the flames

There are no real phoenixes hiding anywhere. But science has revealed that some ...

Frilly bug feet inspire a water-striding robot

Ripple bugs’ nimble movements on the surface of water inspired a robot with auto...

NASA’s Webb telescope spotted a new moon orbiting Uranus

Like Uranus's other 28 moons, the newfound object spotted by JWST will be named ...

These female divers spend more time underwater than any...

At an average age of 70, these women divers in South Korea still forage in the s...

Astronauts need oxygen. Magnets could help

Adding a magnet could simplify the process of producing oxygen in space, making ...

Streaked shearwaters poop only while flying over the ocean

In-flight defecation may help the birds stay away from feces that can contain pa...

Ancient hominids made long road trips to collect stone ...

A Kenyan site shows early hominids transported stone 13 kilometers for toolmakin...

The oldest known black hole formed more than 13.3 billi...

The Webb telescope found that a far-off little red dot is the oldest known black...

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See how aerosols loft through Earth’s sky

Aerosols, small particles in the atmosphere like salt and dust, may offset a thi...

How flossing a mouse’s teeth could lead to a new kind o...

Flu viruses often enter the body through mucous tissue in the nose. Researchers ...

Squashing the spotted lanternfly problem may require en...

The invasive spotted lanternfly has spread to 17 states and can threaten vineyar...

Scientists re-create a legendary golden fabric from cla...

Sea silk, once spun from endangered clams, may make a comeback — thanks to disca...